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The remarkable story of the mission tha t inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America's tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world. More than 5\,000 ships left Ireland during the great potato fam ine in the late 1840s\, transporting the starving and the destitute away f rom their stricken homeland. The first vessel to sail in the other directi on\, to help the millions unable to escape\, was the \;USS Jamestown\, a converted warship\, which left Boston in March 1847 loaded with preciou s food for Ireland.

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In an unprecedented move by Congress\, the war ship had been placed in civilian hands\, stripped of its guns\, and commit ted to the peaceful delivery of food\, clothing\, and supplies in a missio n that would launch America&rsquo\;s first full-blown humanitarian relief effort.

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In this book\, Stephen Puleo tells the incredible story of the famine\, the \;Jamestown \;voyage\, and the commitment of tho usands of ordinary Americans to offer relief to Ireland\, a groundswell th at provided the collaborative blueprint for future relief efforts\, and es tablished the United States as the leader in international aid.

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Pr esented by: Stephen Puleo\, who is an author\, historian\, teacher\, publi c speaker\, and communications professional. He has published seven narrat ive history books. A former \;award-winning newspaper reporter and con tributor of articles and book reviews \;to publications and organizati ons that include \;American History \;magazine\, \;Politico\, the \;Boston Globe\, \;and the Bill of Rights Institute. Steve \;has taught history at Suffolk University in Boston and currently teaches at UMass-Boston. \; He also has developed and taught writing workshops for high school and college students\, as we ll as for adults who aspire to be writers. He holds a master&rsquo\;s degr ee in history from UMass-Boston\, where he received the Dean&rsquo\;s Awar d for Academic Achievement and was the Graduate Convocation keynote speake r. His master&rsquo\;s thesis\, \;From Italy to Boston&rsquo\;s North End: Italian Immigration and Settlement\, 1890-1910\, has been downloaded more than 15\,000 times by scholars and readers in 51 countries. \;Ste ve is also a \;Massachusetts Historical Society Fellow. Steve is the p ast recipient of the prestigious I migliori \;award\, presented by the Pirandello Lyceum to Italian-Americans who have excelled in their fields of endeavor.

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